V/A - Reality Of Liberation

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V/A - Reality Of Liberation

 

Artist: Various

Title: Reality Of Liberation

Label: Agriglyph

Date: 2001

 

Track listing:

 

01. 06'46" GMS : Psycho Dotter

02. 07'18" Frequency Deluxe : Brainwash

03. 06'21" Jhana State : Sub-Atomic

04. 08'04" Siddhais : Mind Control

05. 09'21" Eastern Sun : Time Wave Zero

06. 06'49" Elogical : Elogical Consequences

07. 06'17" Dynamic Duo : Snarl The Whore

08. 07'20" Frequency Deluxe : Science Dept

09. 08'23" Elogical : Marz (Ice Mix)

10. 08'37" Eastern Sun : Matter Becomes Imagination

 

Review:

 

A banging compilation from Los Angeles' first

psytrance label. Many local favorites show up

here; first is the well known GMS (actually,

GMS & Shanti Maktim), with new track Psycho

Dotter. Very good track, better than usual

from them... lots of liquidy acid sounds & a

pushing feel. Lead synth is typical "Growly"

stuff, great for the crowd (I know I'll be

dancing to it), but the track ends too soon.

Maybe they ran out of ideas? 2 begins with

the sound of trickling water (always a popular

theme), sequeing into a nice undulating

bassline, stompy kick & electric noises. More

effects-based, more random. 3 is kinda

disorganised, but has this really cool leadline

that reminds me of Aeternum's "Low Gravity"

track (a killer!) 4 is from Siddhais, better

known as Psychoid... old-school, riff-dominated

Goa, just the way I like it. Production is a

little quiet here, so crank it up! Track 5

(Eastern Sun) is uplifting, melodic &

cohesive... one of the best here. Samples

from Star Trek (it's the ep where Picard jumps

between different time periods) give it a cool

atmosphere. 6 is by Elogical - stupid-sounding

name, but a good track, also very uplifting.

Reminiscent of hard trance/hardcore, this is a

total stomper from beginning to end - good

work! Dynamic Duo's (Sebi + Maktim) track is

forgettable - nice to see Sebi (GMS) making

music again, though! To give it credit, the

production is reallll slick, maybe the best on

the disk... it just doesn't stand out to me.

Track 8, more chaotic madness, & then we get

to the really good stuff - Elogical's "Marz".

I love this track, it has that spacious feeling

I so crave in trance. Track 10 is melodic,

acidy & happy, making for a nice high-energy

finish. Overall, I was impressed with this

debut from Agriglyph... there's lots of new

talent here, and it represents a step forward

for the L.A. psy scene. Best tracks: 1, 4, 5,

9... highly recommended for fans of traditional

psychedelic trance. 7.5/10